Ayr Utd 4
Dundee Utd 2
League (Division One)
Ayr Utd |
4 - 2 |
Dundee Utd |
 |
League (Division One) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
George McLean (15) George McLean (pen)(40) George McLean (76) George McLean (84) |
Sandy White (70) Ian Mitchell (75) |
| Team Managers | |
| Ally MacLeod |
Jim McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Ally McLean Jim McFadzean John Murphy Alex McAnespie Stan Quinn Joe Filippi Johnny Graham George McLean Alex Ingram Alex McGregor Johnny Doyle |
Hamish McAlpine Andy Rolland Doug Smith Frank Kopel Stuart Markland Jackie Copland George Fleming Billy Gray Ian Mitchell Pat Gardner Kenny Cameron |
| Bench | |
| Davie McCulloch |
Sandy White |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Sandy White for Stuart Markland (46) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
S Anderson (Glasgow) (Referee) |
Match Report
Manager Jim McLean decided to stick with the team who beat Hearts the previous week for this one at Somerset Park.
Ayr took the lead after just 15 minutes in this match when big George McLean collected a neat chip from Graham and he slotted home. Five minutes from the interval Ayr moved further ahead. This time Copland pulled down George McLean as he bore down on goal. George McLean picked himself up and scored the penalty kick that was awarded.
United substituted White for Markland and went in search of a goal that would inspire hope. Indeed, while they may only have been looking for one to spark a comeback, United scored two in five minutes to level the game. First, Sandy White scored in the 70th minute and then Ian Mitchell equalised five minutes later. However, the parity lasted no more than a minute when George McLean scored his hat-trick and then with five remaining George McLean got an incredible fourth goal to seal the match for Ayr United.
Squad Statistics (as at April 15th, 1972)
| 1971-72 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 24 |
|
34 | - | 65 | - |
| Jackie Copland | 25 |
|
27 | 11 | 39 | 13 |
| Frank Kopel | 23 |
|
6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Andy Rolland | 29 |
|
37 | 8 | 197 | 21 |
| Stuart Markland | 24 |
|
25 | - | 85 | 2 |
| Doug Smith | 35 |
|
30 | 1 | 495 | 10 |
| Billy Gray | 26 |
|
30 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| George Fleming | 23 |
|
9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Ian Mitchell | 25 |
|
14 | 4 | 286 | 129 |
| Pat Gardner | 28 |
|
10 | - | 10 | - |
| Kenny Cameron | 28 |
|
23 | 8 | 110 | 64 |
| Sandy White (sub) | 21 |
|
12 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
League Table (as at April 15th, 1972)
No league table has been added for this season.